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James Kon Officers of the Weights and Measures Unit (SDT), Industry and Business Ecosystem Division under the Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) who visited workshops offering Vehicle Inspection Station (VIS) services on Monday found no violations. The two weighing machines (brake testers) were found to be registered and verified in accordance to Chapter 151 […]

Officers of the Weights and Measures Unit (SDT), Industry and Business Ecosystem Division under the Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) visited supermarkets in the Gadong area yesterday and found products that failed to comply with the Act. The Enforcement Operation was carried out to ensure that any person, selling or offering for sale through […]

It is the autumnal time between the T-shirt and the parka. Between the gin and tonic and the scotch and soda. October maintains some of the languor of summer as a countervail to the oncoming nasty winds and rainy days of November.

Lyna Mohamad A number of petrol stations will be closed for several hours during routine inspections by the Weights and Measures Unit (SDT) to verify the accuracy of fuel dispensing pumps in October. The inspection process will begin at 9am, and estimated to take between two to three hours on the following dates: October 10 […]

Middlemen reportedly tamper with standard weighing scales to cheat farmers while measuring produce

The Weights and Measures Unit (SDT) of the Industry and Business Ecosystem Division under the Ministry of Finance and Economy registered 56 weight and measures machines during a mobile station verification service as part of an ongoing initiative to protect consumers. The service was carried out at Pasar Gadong, Pasar Tani Selayun and Tamu Kianggeh […]

James Kon The Weights and Measures Unit (SDT), Industry and Business Ecosystem Division (IBE) under the Ministry of Finance and Economy will continue to carry out verification of accuracy readings on fuel dispensing pumps at selected fuel stations from September 6-13. In ensuring the safety and well-being of the public as well as the workforce […]

BRUNEI, Aug 7 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Officers of the Weights and Measures Unit (SDT), Industry and Business Ecosystem Division (IBE) under the Ministry of Finance (MOFE) and Economy conducted spot checks on 17 supermarkets and grocery stores on Aug 4.

Officers of the Weights and Measures Unit (SDT), Industry and Business Ecosystem Division (IBE) under Ministry of Finance (MOFE) and Economy conducted spot checks on 17 supermarkets and grocery stores on August 4. The visits were part of a routine enforcement exercise to ensure weighing and measuring machines used for business purposes are registered and […]

The UK uses a particularly quirky mix of imperial and metric measures, and the subject of which is best can provoke considerable ire. Here, Dominic Frisby explains how each system came about, and the benefits of both.